Trailer | The Last Laugh
Preview: Season 18 Episode 14 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Influential comics, thinkers, and survivors debate comedy taboos.
The Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it? The Last Laugh offers fresh insights into this question, with an intimate portrayal of Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone alongside interviews with influential comedians and thinkers.
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Trailer | The Last Laugh
Preview: Season 18 Episode 14 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
The Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it? The Last Laugh offers fresh insights into this question, with an intimate portrayal of Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone alongside interviews with influential comedians and thinkers.
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Let's talk about Auschwitz!
[crickets chirping] narrator: Is the holocaust off limits to humor?
Heil Hitler!
narrator: These comedy legends try to draw the line between what's funny- I would get a lot of laughs with Hitler.
You're ashamed that you laughed at it but you can't help yourself.
narrator: - and what's offensive.
Oh my god, that's awful.
And hilarious.
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